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Critérium du Dauphiné 2015 - Stage 8 (final stage) **warning: no spoiler tags**

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    #62
    pelevin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    "At the beginning of the year, Sky raised the stakes by signing several high-profile riders to back Froome in a bid for a second yellow jersey, including Nicolas Roche, Leopold Konig, and Wout Poels.

    Behind them are Sky stalwarts, such as Richie Porte, Peter Kennough, and Geraint Thomas. All six of those riders are all but assured a spot. The final two will likely be decided between riders such as Mikel Nieve, Sergio Henao, Ian Stannard, Danny Pate, Vasil Kiryienka, and David Lopez"

    Looks like they are not even regarding Philip Deignan as being in with a shout....

    Well all those quoted words are just the journalist's. I don't see any given reason to believe they're the inside word on Brailsford's thinking.


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    #63
    dastardly00
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    Is König guaranteed his place?

    Yes he has proven that he can perform in the Grand Tours (Giro '15 6th, TdF '14 7th, Vuelta '13 9th), but can he perform as a domestique?

    There were some questions being asked about his domestique abilities in the first week of the Giro, but we never got to see how that panned out because Porte abandoned.


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    #64
    pelevin
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    Was thinking that earlier - I'd not be at all surprised if Konig rode the Vuelta, & as Froome/Wiggins stuff showed, Sky can be very hard in their notions of who fits the desired Froome team in all its aspects. They have proven perfectly willingly pick a less strong but more reliable rider personality-wise, even at the cost of massive UK pr disaster like last year.


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    #65
    retalivity
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    Id be shocked if nieve doesnt make the tour team


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    #66
    MPFG
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Is König guaranteed his place?

    Yes he has proven that he can perform in the Grand Tours (Giro '15 6th, TdF '14 7th, Vuelta '13 9th), but can he perform as a domestique?

    There were some questions being asked about his domestique abilities in the first week of the Giro, but we never got to see how that panned out because Porte abandoned.


    I think the exact same way about Konig

    Don't remember seeing him do any Dom work this year ..At the Giro he was very concerned with his own performance and didn't ride with Porte...He even gave interviews saying he was co leader
    His interview the day Richie Porte lost all the time (not the wheelgate or the crash but later ) was very telling....Didn't want to talk about Porte at all
    Almost like ..Who ?? So back to me ??

    I would bring Deignan before I would bring Konig
    Konig has a great TT but he is a follower and a diesel on long climbs..I think I have never seen him at the front this year
    Deignan is a better Dom
    I think Koing would be happy to go to the Vuelta as co leader ...he indicated as much at the Giro...almost saying but not quite 'I suppose I will have to go to the Tour to work for Froome' when asked about his plans


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    #67
    MPFG
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    retalivity wrote: »
    Id be shocked if nieve doesnt make the tour team

    I won't be...On form he is a great climber but his form at the Giro wasn't great

    And at last years Vuleta he was not as strong as Philip Deignan on the climbs


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